the extreme or irrational fear that a pair of pants from your closet will gain sentience and be able to walk on its own.
Mason: dude why do you lock your closet door?
Gio: what if my pants unhang themselves in the middle in the night and watch me while I sleep?
mason: thats the most extreme and (or) irrational fear I've ever heard of...
Gio: I have Attentive Trouser Phobia ever since that one episode of jimmy neutron.
When a guy so desperate for female attention he will use his dad's credit card to donate $100s to a random streamer, just to see his name on the screen or a "heart" on Youtube. Often found on Twitch cam streams and anything involving pokimane.
Joe: "Man I sent this girl on Twitch $500 and she said thanks!"
Jim: "Dude, talking to girls irl is free! Stop with the attention purchase!"
Probably work in neu media or meme-pushers....meeeeeeme.
People who go to pop-up stuff, small but spectacular and special.
Are really into every single piece of technology regardless whether it's use or ornament. But, and this is really important, know all vital cultural references usually through films. Original Star Wars in particular.
'Cos it's all just so wicked. (and cool, right?)
after The Gadget Show UK
Typical attention geekers scenario;
Me 1) 'waaaahay, I've just turned my Star Wars light sabre into a smart-sabre so I can pay for my bus ticket Jedi-like. Woosh'
Me1.1) 'wow, that's so cool...must get me one, mopho'
A question a person puts as their status they can easily find out by typing it in google, rather than wasting time and typing it in facebook and waiting for a reply, google does it in (0.06 seconds)
Facebook Attention Question Ex: Hey people, how do I make it so that it says where I'm at on here, you know, the locations thingy!?
Label given to any person who craves attention to such an extent that they will do anything to receive it. The type of attention (negative or positive) does not matter.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.